Factors Associated With Illicit Drug Abuse Among Turkish College Students

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dc.authoridToprak, Sadik/0000-0002-8065-1334
dc.contributor.authorToprak, Sadik
dc.contributor.authorCetin, Ilhan
dc.contributor.authorAkgul, Esin
dc.contributor.authorCan, Gunay
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:11:57Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:11:57Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjectives: Illicit drug use peaks during late adolescence and young adulthood. Turkey has a young population, and, as an historical opium producing country, it has experienced a continual illicit drug abuse problem. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of substance abuse, to determine the risk factors associated with drug abuse, and to compare the drug abuse between a metropolitan and a rural area. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study performed between March 2007 and May 2008 at 2 universities; 1 from a rural area (Gaziosmanpasa University) and 1 from a metropolitan area (Istanbul University). Results: We found that the most common drugs were minor tranquilizers (5.7%), followed by inhalants (4.9%), and cannabis (3.6%). Cannabis and inhalant abuse were especially common among males. The major risk factors were contact with a person, such as a family member or a peer, who practiced substance abuse, a low level of success at school, being arrested or in trouble with the police, and burglary or theft. Conclusions: These risk factors were similar those identified in developed countries. Similar risk factors were shared between different substances. Hence, preventive measures should target substance abuse in general, rather than focusing on controlling the abuse of individual substances.
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/ADM.0b013e3181b246c5
dc.identifier.endpage98
dc.identifier.issn1932-0620
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.pmid21769027
dc.identifier.startpage93
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0b013e3181b246c5
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/20794
dc.identifier.volume4
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000281228600005
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Addiction Medicine
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectdrug
dc.subjectillicit
dc.subjectcannabis
dc.subjecttranquilizer
dc.subjectinhalant
dc.titleFactors Associated With Illicit Drug Abuse Among Turkish College Students
dc.typeArticle

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